Jerusalem mayor: We'll continue building throughout city
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat responded to reports that Israel had agreed to freeze construction in east Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, saying, "We will continue to promote construction in all parts of Jerusalem."
In a statement released Sunday, Barkat said, "The real test is of practical steps – the municipality continues to advance building in all parts of the city, in accordance with master plans for Jews and Arabs alike." At the end of the statement Barkat wrote, "We trust the prime minister not to approve a freeze in Jerusalem, not in words and not in deeds." (Ronen Medzini)
